Province
Balochistan
Pakistan · Asia
Balochistan is a province of Pakistan, in Asia. It spans the Eurasian and Indian plates. Records include 12 major earthquakes since 1900 and 1 tsunami observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- CycloneMedium
- VolcanoLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20212021 Balochistan Earthquake · M 5.942 deaths
- 20132013 Balochistan Earthquakes · M 7.7825 deaths
- 2013Awaran · M 6.822 deaths
- 20112011 Pakistan Earthquake · M 7.23 deaths
- 20082008 Pakistan Earthquake · M 6.4215 deaths
- 19971997 Harnai Earthquake · M 7.160 deaths
- 1990Kalat, Quetta · M 6.111 deaths
- 1955Quetta12 deaths
- 1947Gwadar · M 7.6
- 19351935 Quetta Earthquake · M 7.560,000 deaths
- 1931Mach, Baluchistan · M 7.4
- 1909Balochistan · M 7.2231 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1945Makran Coast, Pakistan · 17.0 m300 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002